The final days of John Dowland
John Dowland (1563-1626) Captaine Piper Galiard and Mistresse Nichols Almand The Dowland Consort; Jakob Lindberg, lute and cond. Bis 315
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Ives and Adamo meet The Alcotts
Charles Ives (1874-1954) The Alcotts, from Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord) Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano New World 378 Mark Adamo (b. 1962) Act 2 Intro, from Little Women soloists; Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Patrick Summers, cond. Ondine 988
Jorja (Fleezanis) and John (Adams) make a concerto
John Adams (b.1947) Violin Concerto Robert McDuffie, violin; Houston Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, cond. Telarc 80494
Roy Harris' Symphony No. 9
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 9 Vienna Philharmonic; Sir Simon Rattle, cond. EMI 56850 Roy Harris (1898-1979) Symphony No. 9 Albany Symphony; David Alan Miller, cond. Albany 350
Einstein and Glass on stage
Philip Glass (b. 1937) Cadenza and Dance 2, from Einstein on the Beach Philip Glass Ensemble; Michael Riesman, cond. Nonesuch 79323
The birth of "Les Six"
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) Violin Sonata No. 1 Renate Eggebrecht, violin; Angela Gassenhuber, piano Troubadisc 1406
A Messiaen premiere in a German prisoner of war camp
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Quartet for the End of Time Tashi RCA/BMG 7835
Harp concertos by Villa-Lobos and Rautavaara
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959) Harp Concerto Catherine Michel, harp; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, cond. Philips 462 179 Einojuhani Rautavaraa (1928 - 2016) Harp Concerto Marielle Nordmann, harp; Helsinki Philharmonic; Leif Segerstam, cond. Ondine 978
Prokofiev takes the Fifth in Moscow
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Symphony No. 5 in Bb, Op. 100 St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Yuri Temirkanov, cond. RCA/BMG 60984
Dvořák's "American" Quintet
Antonin Dvořák (1841 - 1904) String Quintet in Eb, Op. 97 Smetana Quartet; Josef Suk, vla Denon 72507
About Composers Datebook®
Host John Birge presents a daily snapshot of composers past and present, with timely information, intriguing musical events and appropriate, accessible music related to each.
He has been hosting, producing and performing classical music for more than 25 years. Since 1997, he has been hosting on Minnesota Public Radio's Classical Music Service. He played French horn for the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra and performed with them on their centennial tour of Europe in 1995. He was trained at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Eastman School of Music and Interlochen Arts Academy.